The verdict did not actually state that he was to be punished in order to encourage other admirals to fight harder, and indeed clemency was recommended, but when Byng was executed - by firing squad, on the deck of HMS Monarch as it lay in Portsmouth harbour - the message seemed clear enough. Britain's navy distinguished itself during the rest of the war, although whether this was because of Byng or simply because it was a very good navy is unrecorded by history. Enjoyable read - thanks for sharing. There are situations where acts of civil disobedience are called for - and can be quite effective - Moore's probably not that place...
Because of IRS targeting of conservatives - the left is doing everything they can to prop up the lie that conservatives are violent - that we 'deserved' to be targeted.
We need to fight that... it's just not true.